Apr 27, 2010

The Losers tells a story that is all-too familiar: Ultimate betrayal of highly skilled agents by those in high places of government = sworn vengeance via guns, knives, explosions, et al… It’s a formula that’s been enacted on-screen so many times that one could easily posit every action screenwriter in Hollywood as being jacked into the same...

Apr 19, 2010

Directed by Matt Vaughn Kick-Ass is a fun, completely unbalanced and brutal comic book movie. Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), tired of the state of the world, loses himself in a comic book plight to right the wrong and crimes of the world by becoming a superhero himself. Kick-Ass is born. Donned in a green scuba suit and matching mask, Kick-Ass’s first...

Apr 17, 2010

Perhaps it’s a bit too ironic to use our first VS post to compare Clash of the Titans. Sometimes things just are as they are. So is handed the destiny of the ill-fated son of Zeus – Perseus. Avowed to destroy the Kraken and save Argos, the action / adventure genre certainly merited profited from his tale. It’s been close to 30 years since Harry...

Apr 14, 2010

What is seen as one of the more highly anticipated comic book movies has been turned over to Joss Whedon to direct. That’s right, the mind that brought you Firefly and Dollhouse (his most recent of bombs) is slated to direct the culmination comic book film of all comic book films to date – THE AVENGERS. Whedon has been known to create great products that...

Apr 9, 2010

Word on the street is that The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo is going to be remade in the States slated for a 2012 release. As it stands, however, the wait and effort seem all too terribly unnecessary. The Swedish release is stellar. Out of Sweden “Girl With the Dragon Tattoo” (based on the international best-seller by Steig Larsson) runs at a lengthy...

Apr 6, 2010

Knowing going in that a movie with as little shame as to dub itself Hot Tub Time Machine is likely a “just for fun” comedy didn’t make this lackluster Steve Pink film any easier to swallow. The film revolves around three middle-aged, disjointed friends who’ve lost touch and hate much of their adult lives. When the three friends, nephew Jacob in tow,...